Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Have you guys noticed that the officials never measure for close first downs? The coaches never demand a measurement and the officials seem to follow the tv lines--which are supposed to be unofficial-- as if they are law ? ... I blame the coaches for not demanding measurements ... I think this has ...

The individual rushing totals always bothered me too. Almost seems like an error to win a rushing title with 499 yards. Dutch Clark averaged 6.2 ypc in '34 and dropped to 3.6. Did all the teams make a defensive adjustment in response to Feathers' big year in '34? As far as the standings, maybe it w...

Thanks ... Like hearing different peoples takes on the nominees, though this thread is about Ryan, who probably wont make it into the HOF but I dont believe Rivers, Newton or Eli will either. Wilson in Denver needs to take the team to at least an AFC Championship game, while continuing to start gam...

Whats your take on the recent nominees of Howley, Riley, Klecko and Coryell, Hail Casares ? Agree, Disagree ? Howley, to me, has always been a guy who I thought belonged. It's tough to argue against his peak. I think if you can point to a player and say he was arguably the best at his position for ...

Ryan is an interesting case. His HOF Monitor score from PFR puts him pretty well into the discussion for the HOF, but I think the one exceptional season does a lot of the heavy lifting there to boost him. Aside from that, Ryan made the PB three other times(none since that MVP year) and seems to be j...

Wayne Larrivee is one of my favorites ever.

Doesn't get enough national attention, IMO.

Rodgers is a great QB. One of the 10 best.

Donald might be the greatest DL in NFL history.

I view this similar to the shift in mindset that will have to occur with SP's and the Baseball HOF in the near future. You're not going to have guys hitting typical historical markers. Shorter career guys will become more the norm than the exception. I'd assume you'd see more Terrell Davis types mak...

Yeah, its like you cover the same ground with some of these guys. I know Coryell gets resistance because he didn't play for a championship much less win one, but he really influenced the game, even going back to his college days. Sharpe was a HOF player. Maybe you don't like the fact that he got in...

Got into a deep Youtube/Google hole and stumbled across the name of Kent Nix. In Week 3 of 1971 he put up this stat line for the Bears vs the Rams. 23 attempts 5 completions 21% Compl 0 TD's 3 INT's 0.0 Rating Sacked 3 times for 27 yards 0 rushes 0 yards In a franchise known for terrible QB'ing, thi...